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Diamond Standard Co., the developer of the world’s “only regulated and market-traded natural diamond commodities” called CARATS, announced today that it is expanding to Asia and seeks agent locations across...

Electra Battery Materials Corp. agreed to buy cobalt produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo to feed a refinery the company is building in Canada. The Toronto-based firm, part of...

Tourists in Venice face being slapped with a €300 fine if they fail to pay a newly-introduced entrance fee aimed at minimising overcrowding. The Italian city had initially insisted that...

BEIJING — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen kicked off her first full day of official meetings in China with discussion about overcapacity concerns and encouragement to pursue market-oriented reforms. Yellen arrived...

Spring water destined for Perrier, Vittel and other flagship Nestlé brands contains faecal matter, E. coli and “pollutants” and current treatment methods cannot “guarantee” it is safe, according to French...

It was a sharp shift change that signalled one thing: Joe Biden has had enough. Still reeling from the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza by Israeli strikes, the...

Tensions between President Faure Gnassingbe‘s government and the opposition have heightened following parliament’s approval of a contested constitutional reform critics say is a bid to keep Togo’s leader in power....

One day after Bob Iger faced questions about Disney‘s competitive position vs. Universal in the Orlando theme park game, there came more information today about a significant expansion of Walt...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at NATO’s 75th anniversary, the Biden-Netanyahu phone call over the Israel-Hamas war, and U.S.-China trade ties. Welcome back to World Brief, where...

“Abu Maria al-Qahtani was martyred after a treacherous attack by an Islamic State group member using an explosive belt,” said former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which rules Syria’s...